1. Notable Events, Inventions, and Music
To Aid In Reminiscing Activities

2. 1911-1915
Notable Events
The Titanic
sank in the
North Atlantic
in 1912.

3. 1911-1915
Notable Events
The Girl Scouts of America was founded by
Juliette Gordon Low in 1912.

4. 1911-1915
Notable Events
Mahatma Gandhi began his nonviolent civil
disobedience campaigns in 1913.

5. 1911-1915
Notable Events
Woodrow Wilson became
the 28th president in 1913.

6. 1911-1915
Notable Events
World War I began
in 1914.

7. 1911-1915
Notable Inventions
Movie Camera
1912

8. 1911-1915
Notable Inventions
Oreo Cookies
1912

9. 1911-1915
Notable Inventions
Crossword Puzzle
1913

10. 1911-1915
Notable Inventions
Peppermint Life Savers
1913

11. 1911-1915
Notable Inventions
Moving Assembly Line
for large-scale
manufacturing
1913

12. 1911-1915
Notable Inventions
Modern Zipper
1913

13. 1911-1915
Notable Music
You Made Me Love You
(I Didn’t Want To Do It)
1913
This popular tune was published in 1913
and introduced on the Broadway revue The
Honeymoon Express. Al Jolson performed
one of the earliest recordings of the song,
and it was also performed in the 1946 film,
The Jolson Story. Judy Garland also sang
this tune to Clark Gable in the film,
Broadway Melody of 1938. The MGM
executives were enthralled by her
performance, which led to her landing the
role in the Wizard of Oz.